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The Politics of Anti-Gay Persecution: Gambia, Egypt, Jamaica, Russia, with a Helping Hand from US Religious Conservatives; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ted before, American religious conservatives have been actively opposing efforts to decriminalize homosexuality in Jamaica. Last weekend, Liberty Counsel chair Mat Staver and anti-gay author Judith Reisman were the latest to attend an anti-gay event that, in Orwellian fashion, was called the International Human Rights Conference. The conference was hosted by the Jamaica Coalition for a Health Society. Miranda Blue at Right Wing Watch reports: The…

LGBT Human Rights in UN Sustainable Development Negotiation; Swiss Bishop Says Speaking of ‘Family Diversity’ is ‘Attack on the Creator’; Canadian Food Bank’s Anti-Gay Dogma; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…w, do a song and dance or whatever before they eat is just not dignified.” Jamaica: Kingston mayor joins first pride celebration Angela Brown-Burke, mayor of the capital city of Kingston and a member of the Jamaican senate, participated in opening ceremonies for city’s first-ever LGBT pride celebration last weekend, telling the Washington Blade, ““I come from the point of view that I, as mayor, have a responsibility to all the individuals of Kings…

Resurrecting Marley at 70: Rastafari History in 5 Songs

By Darren J. N. Middleton

…ialize the event annually. 5. Tarrus Riley, “King Selassie H.I.M.” 100,000 Jamaicans greeted Haile Selassie at the Kingston airport when he made his state visit to the island on April 21, 1966. Rasta elder Mortimer Planno, who influenced the University of West Indies’s sociological Report on the Rastafari movement in 1960, and who eventually taught Marley all he knew, disembarked from the plane with Selassie, and Planno seemed as surprised as the…

The Rise and Fall of an American Gang: Religion as Camouflage?

By Spencer Dew

…The book is alternately fascinating and frustrating. What we learn of Jeff Fort’s childhood doesn’t mention religious upbringing, though he had siblings named “Maryam, Kadija… Kaaba, Akaba, and Aki.” Similar gaps riddle the narrative. “An Illinois politician invited Fort to attend the 1969 inauguration of President Richard Nixon,” we’re told, but we’re not told who, or why. Likewise, we’re told “the El Rukns had been paid ten thousand dollars thro…

Catholic ‘Soul-Searching’ as Ireland Votes on Marriage; Churches, American Activists Join Kenyan Anti-Gay Group’s ‘Family’ Confab; Indian Mom Seeks Spouse For Gay Son; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…have reported, American religious conservatives have stoked homophobia in Jamaica and rallied resistance to efforts to decriminalize homosexuality. The Human Rights First report takes note of the damaging role played by American evangelical activists like Peter LaBarbera and Judith Reisman: Dr. Rohan Lewis, dean of the Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies at The University of Technology in Kingston, noted the irony of one of the primary argum…

Mormon Leaders Slam ‘Counterfeit’ Gay Families; Vatican Resists Gay Ambassador; ISIS Executes Man for Homosexuality; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…bama praises LGBT activists during visit US President Barack Obama visited Jamaica this week. Activists had urged him to address issues facing LGBT Jamaicans. Human Rights First praised Obama for participating in a town hall meeting with young leaders that included LGBT activists. During his remarks, Obama publicly praised Angeline Jackson, director of the pro-equality Quality of Citizenship Jamaica. From a report by the Washington Blade’s Michael…

Alleged Fort Hood Shooter Is Muslim. So What?

By Sarah Posner

…ing web sites from exploding with incendiary speculation about a “Jihad at Fort Hood?” and a “Terrorist Incident in Texas.” The Huffington Post reported this morning that a Republican congressional candidate in Florida, Allen West, a retired mililtary officer, issued a statement on the massacre headlined “Terrorists Are Infiltrating the Military.” Muslim groups were quick to condemn the shootings — as if they were obligated to much a special effor…

Pricey Tickets, Cranky Citizens, and Priests Behind Bars as Philadelphia Prepares For Papal Visit

By Anthea Butler

…to continue to shrink into the insularity and disorganization that caused the Philadelphia Archdiocese to decline so precipitously? It remains to be seen. Meanwhile, faithful Catholics and others who want to see the Pope may be losing heart. 10,000 tickets for the Pope’s Speech at Independence Mall sold out in two minutes on Tuesday, with 394k people trying their best to get a few. Tickets are already being scalped at $100 and up on craigslist. I…

Exodus Declares Opposition to Criminalization of Homosexuality

By Warren Throckmorton

…Vice-Chair of the Exodus board of directors, Dennis Jernigan, traveled to Jamaica in May to speak about his sexual reorientation. While there he spoke to several groups and appeared to support Jamaica’s laws which make homosexual conduct illegal. Jernigan’s trip and rhetoric are surprising given the fall-out over a similar situation 3 years ago. In 2009, Exodus Board member Don Schmeirer spoke at an anti-gay conference in Uganda which was then us…

Are Evangelicals Suffering From Buyer’s Remorse with Obama?

By Bill Berkowitz

…line, “As part of Tchividjian’s election, the 2,200-member congregation in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, agreed to merge with Tchividjian’s 650-member New City Church, also located in the Fort Lauderdale area.” Kennedy was a profoundly political and powerful conservative pastor, albeit lesser-known than the Rev. Jerry Falwell, Dr. James Dobson, and Pat Robertson. While Tchividjian has written that he and Kennedy didn’t differ in their beliefs, “he tol…